The Minerals and Royalties Podcast

Brad Rich & Tanner Kyle - Managing Partners of Aunix Energy return to the podcast to share some of their wild stories from closing deals in Appalachia over the years including: "Minerals w/ a Side of Maple Syrup" "The Neighborhood Milkman"  "The Land-locked Jet Skis Deal"

Nick Varel - President & CEO of Wing Resources returns to the Podcast to talk about building his New Mexico Delaware Basin portfolio throughout COVID and how they wrapped up 2021 with a successful exit.

Brian Baumgarten - President of Vector Energy Partners joins the podcast as part of the Kitchen Table War Stories series to tell some of his tales from over the years, including the "The Murder Row Royalties Deal" story and the "Eagle Ford Poker Game" story.

Ben Helms - Managing Director and Ben Fichtenbaum - Director of Acquisitions from Texas Resources Group recently came onto the Podcast for another edition of the Kitchen Table War Stories Series.  Their stories include: (1) The Neo Nazi Mineral Owner Who Got Shot in the Dick (2) The Biker Story (3) Stop Calling Me, I Don't Know Who Rosemary Is

David Spyker - President & CEO of Freehold Royalties returns to the Podcast to talk about Freehold's success in the Canadian Capital Markets and their closed transactions in July, August, and September 2021.

Cas Aitchison - Co-Founder of Rain Oil & Gas LP joins the podcast as part of our Kitchen Table War Stories series.  During the episode, Cas tells some hilarious stories including, "The Four Horseman Burger Challenge" and "The Houston Carjacking".  

Matt Wieszcyk  - Managing Member of Par City Holdings returns to the podcast to share some wild stories from his dealings in Appalachia, including "The Mob Boss Trust", "The Methadone Clinic", "The German Shepherd Shakedown", "Rough Hollow Unit", and "Laundry Day".

Ben Heinzelmann – President of Energy Domain recently joined the podcast to walk through the evolution of the Minerals Management space and how his team has continued adding value to their minerals clients through the launch of Energy Domain and Energy Freelance. 

Charlie Shufeldt - CEO of Elk Range Royalties recently came onto the podcast to discuss his team's portfolio & acquisition criteria as well as their latest transaction in the Permian, which included 2,000+ NRAs in the core of the Midland & Delaware Basins.

As part of our new "Renewables Series", Brennan Potts - CEO of Accelerate Real Asset Management came onto to the podcast to talking about his team's launch of Activate Renewables earlier this year, which received a $500mm commitment to buy rents & royalties interests in wind, solar, and energy storage projects across the US.

David Garofalo - Chairman & CEO of Gold Royalty Corp. recently came onto the podcast to walk through his background in the precious metals space and some of the trends he has seen with precious metals royalty companies over the last few decades.  Throughout the episode, comparisons are made between the oil & gas royalties space and the precious metals royalties space in order to ident...

Crosby Shaver - CEO of Blue Darter Energy comes onto the podcast to share some of his crazy stories, including a heated minerals deal negotiation with an old family friend & a messy partnership that landed a mineral owner in jail. 

Ben Samuels - CEO of Sourcerock Midstream recently came onto the podcast to talk about his passion for philanthropy and some of the causes he is involved in, including Sky High for Kids, a non-profit focused on raising money for leading hospitals and research centers in their quest to end childhood cancer.  If you live in the Midland/Odessa area, be sure to check out their upcoming 2021 Permi...

Steve Hendrickson - President of Ralph E. Davis Associates, a wholly owned subsidiary of Opportune LLP who is focused on Reserves Engineering & Geosciences recently came onto the podcast.  During the episode, Steve walks through his 40+ year career in Oil & Gas and how he got involved in the Minerals & MLP space in the mid-2000s working for Montierra Minerals & Production LP....

On June 15th 2021, Minerals & Royalties Council hosted a webinar around the theme of ORRI Carve-outs.  Paul Heerwagen - President & CEO of Selenite Energy Partners, Mingda Zhao - Partner at White & Case LLP, Tom Edelman - Managing Partner at White Deer Energy, and Zach Winegrad - Managing Director at Sixth Street Partners joined the discussion to walk through the different types o...

Chris Atherton - CEO of EnergyNet recently came onto the podcast to discuss the evolution of EnergyNet over the last 20 years, trends in the A&D market, and how their team has leveraged proprietary market comps to help achieve an 82% close rate on 2,000+ deals and 1+ billion worth of transaction per year.

Darin Zanovich - President & CEO of Mesa Minerals Partners II came back onto the podcast to discuss their teams recent exit to Franco Nevada in December 2020, their new partnership with NGP in May 2021, and their latest acquisition in the Louisiana side of the Haynesville in July 2021. 

Ashley Gilmore – CEO of Tracts, Whitney Wickes – COO of Rocking WW Minerals, and Adam Olivier – BD Manager of OneMap Minerals come onto the podcast to talk about the land side of the minerals business and the efficiency gains realized by leveraging Tracts to automate the chaining of title.

Jason Hoisager former President of Rock Ridge Royalty and President of newly formed Mustang Ridge Minerals joins the podcast.  On the heels of the recent combination between Rock Ridge Royalty and Desert Peak Minerals in the Delaware Basin, Jason walks through the Rock Ridge Royalty story and what his team has planned in the future for his next venture, Mustang Ridge Minerals.

Ben Barresi (President) and James Sauseda (VP - Engineering) at Cosmos Energy recently joined the podcast.  As a family owned minerals and royalties aggregator that has been actively buying minerals in Oklahoma since the 1990s, Ben & James talk about the importance of building relationships and trust with minerals owners over the long-term.

Andrew Rosell, Shareholder at Winstead joins the podcast as part of our mini series around “Investor Due Diligence for Minerals & Royalties Funds”.  During the episode, Andrew walks through different kinds of fund structures, fund provisions, management fee structures and much much more. 

Kim Garber - CEO of CORE-CCO, a compliance and regulatory consultancy for private funds, joins the podcast as part of our “Investor Due Diligence for Minerals & Royalties Funds” mini series.  During the episode, Kim discusses the different types of registration requirements and exemptions that should be considered when raising/operating a private minerals fund.  She also walks throug...

Reid Vidrine - Head of Energy at Standish Management joins the podcast as a part of our Mini-Series around “Investor Due Diligence for Minerals & Royalties Funds”. During the episode, Reid walks through the roles and responsibilities of a 3rd Party Fund Administrator.  He also walks through some of the reporting requirements/expectations you can expect across different types of investors...

Roger Crabb - Partner at Scheef & Stone joins us as a part of our new mini series around “Investor Due Diligence for Minerals & Royalties Funds”.  During the episode, Roger walks through the various aspects of raising a fund, including the role of registered investment advisors & broker dealers, investment structure, and due diligence check lists. 

Chris Phillips - CEO of Phillips Energy joins us to discuss his team's journey in the Minerals space.  Back in 2006, Phillips Energy became the first ever PE backed minerals company when they joined forces with EnCap, which led to a 10 year partnership across for 4 funds.  Fast forward to today, Chris and his team are now back at it as they look to raise institutional capital for their n...